March 2022 Posts

Labrador food banker praises Fight Hunger, Spark Change campaign for supporting ‘magical’ holiday meal program

March 10, 2022

‘It was such a feel-good thing’: Food banker says Walmart funding helped 2021 holiday meal program continue despite COVID, cost-of-living increases Labrador West Ministerial Food Bank Coordinator Rebecca Burke. “If you don’t own a mining company, life in Labrador is...

Derlanda Hewton has ‘big dreams’ for Merritt food bank after disastrous B.C. floods

March 8, 2022

For Nicola Valley Food Bank manager Derlanda Hewton and other survivors of last year’s extreme weather events in B.C., the raging wildfires and relentless rains were the stuff of nightmares.  When a wildfire destroyed about 90 percent of the village...

Food Banker Spotlight – Marjorie Bencz

March 1, 2022

We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Marjorie Bencz from the Edmonton's Food Bank.  What is your role in food banking? I am privileged to service as...